Google Assistant is evolving into Gemini, bringing powerful new AI capabilities but also discontinuing some favorite features. If you use Google Assistant to set timers, play music or control your ...

Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google launched the Google Assistant in 2016. Since then, Google's first-gen virtual assistant has spread to pretty much every ...

Google Assistant's routines suffer from some frustrating limitations, but when assembled with care and managed expectations, routines can do a lot of the basic work we seek from our smart homes and ...

Google Assistant as we knew it is on the way out. Well, at least its guts. Late last year, Google added AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to Google Assistant, allowing the virtual helper to make ...

An official support page places a March 2026 sunset for Assistant. Gemini is replacing Assistant across almost all devices. Code in the latest Google app also points to the change. It's been known for ...

Google will replace Google Assistant on Android phones with Gemini later this year, the company announced on Friday. Google said in a blog post that it’ll upgrade more users from Google Assistant to ...

Having Google Assistant live inside your Android smartwatch affords you constant access to the versatile voice assistant, but you’ll need to know a few tricks before you can truly get the most out of ...

Google is bringing generative AI capabilities to Assistant. The new experience will be called “Assistant with Bard.” It will roll out to early testers soon, followed by a public release in the coming ...

Google has quietly confirmed a timeline for Google Assistant’s retirement. Introduced in 2016, the Google Assistant will likely breathe its last just before its 10th birthday. According to a banner on ...

This guide is designed to show you how to use Google Bard with Google Assistant, please note that this feature is not live yet and is coming in the future. Google Bard is a large language model from ...